The Orlando firefighters union says the paramedic fired last week because he violated health privacy laws was suffering from PTSD after responding to the Pulse nightclub massacre and was not receiving the treatment he requested. Josh Granada, who was one of the first responders to Pulse in June 2016, was terminated after he admitted to audio-recording a person during a medical call earlier this year and sharing it with co-workers.
But the union said the situation would not have happened if Granada, a 10-year veteran, received treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
“This termination shows a complete lack of empathy and caring for members of the Orlando Fire Department by Chief Roderick Williams,” union president Ron Glass said in a statement.